Energy and Environmental Engineering
JUPAS Code: JS4462
The Energy and Environmental Engineering Programme at CUHK provides students with the engineering knowledge and training needed to tackle a broad spectrum of energy issues pertaining to sustainable, environmental and building technologies. The Programme provides a strong platform and broad-based perspective for learning and understanding the relations and trade-offs between energy and environment, and the ensuing engineering challenges to attaining viable solutions.
Programme Features
Interdisciplinary by design, the Programme strongly leverages the relevant expertise and capabilities offered by CUHK as a comprehensive university. In addition to the fundamental knowledge of energy principles, technologies and systems, the Programme features a number of required and core elective courses co-designed with the Earth System Science Programme, and a host of elective courses from the Environmental Science Programme and the Department of Geography and Resource Management, for a broader and in-depth education on the environmental impact of pollution in urban settings.
Students are able to pursue any one of the three streams of study according to their personal and career interests: the Sustainable Energy Technology stream for enhanced coverage of renewable energy generation, system design, storage, distribution and management; the Green Building Technology stream for fundamental knowledge of environmental performance assessment and energy management of urban buildings; and the Environmental Engineering stream for principles of natural and built environments, and air pollution monitoring and control challenges.
The Programme also includes courses in technical communications, engineering ethics, design application and final year projects to enhance students’ training as professional practitioners. Students are able to participate in and benefit from the many campus and community projects and research topics offered by the university-based institutes and units on environmental studies and sustainable development. They can also enjoy ample opportunities for summer internships, work-study programmes and international exchanges.
Admission
JUPAS Code: JS4462
Admission is based on the Best 5 HKDSE subject results with subject weighting. For details of minimum admission requirement and subject weighting, please refer to the table below. This is applicable to HKDSE applicants for 2024-25 onwards.
The programme accepts “Attained with Distinction I or II” in Applied Learning subjects as extra elective subject for awarding bonus points. Please refer to https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/jupas/ApL for details.
Interview for JUPAS applicants will be arranged on a selective basis.
Local Entrants
- Non-JUPAS (Local) Admission Scheme*: Local students who possess post-secondary qualifications such as International Baccalaureate, GCE A-Level, SAT, Higher Diploma and Associate Degree can apply for admission to the programme. Click here for details.
- Senior-year Intake for Sub-degree Holders: Local students with excellent results in their Associate Degree or Higher Diploma study can apply for admission to the senior year of the programme. Click here for details.
International Entrants*
- Students requiring a student visa to study in Hong Kong can apply for admission to the programme by using post-secondary qualification such as International Baccalaureate, GCE A-Level and SAT. Click here for details.
Mainland Entrants
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4-year Curriculum (Applicable for students admitted in 2024-25)
123 units
Free Electives
9 units
University Core Requirements
39 units
Major Programme Requirements
(Breakdown as follows)
75 units
Major Elective Courses
Research Component Courses
Major Required Courses
Foundation Courses
Faculty Package
Detailed Course List (2020-21 & thereafter)
(For most updated course information, please view “Browse Program Information” at CUSIS or follow this path: AQS Homepage > Student Handbook > Course Details > Browse Course Catalog. Updated course information will be shown after July 1 every year.)